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Washington Capitals vs. New Jersey DevilsNov 10, 2023

Final· Prudential Center
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WSH
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Goals123TShots123T
WSH2114WSH128727
NJD0022NJD2111326
WSH 51NJD 56
WSH 3.41NJD 2.25
PP goals
WSH 0NJD 0
Hits
WSH 19NJD 34
Blocks
WSH 18NJD 12
PIM
WSH 8NJD 8
WSH 49%NJD 51%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 4–2

Washington Capitals beat New Jersey Devils 4–2 at NJD. Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NJD: Toffoli–Bratt–Mercer skated 8:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Evgeny Kuznetsov had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:06.Kuznetsov
  2. Points
    Nicolas Aube-Kubel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:38.Aube-Kubel
  3. Points
    Tom Wilson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:09.Wilson
  4. New line
    New look for NJD: Toffoli–Bratt–Mercer skated 8:07 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.ToffoliBrattMercer
  5. Usage
    Martin Fehérváry (WSH) played 10:40, −9:06 down on his 19:46 season average over 65 games.Fehérváry
  6. New line
    New look for WSH: Dowd–Aube-Kubel–Malenstyn skated 7:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.DowdAube-KubelMalenstyn
  7. Usage
    Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) played 23:06, +5:38 up on his 17:28 season average over 62 games.Kuznetsov
  8. New line
    New look for WSH: Phillips–McMichael–Protas skated 6:48 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.PhillipsMcMichaelProtas

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, WSH at NJD: 107 attempts, 53 on goal, 6 goals, 5.66 expected goals; best chance T.J. Oshie at 0.47 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← WSH attacks left (bottom on phones)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →
  • NJD
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 107 of 107 attempts · NJD 56 · WSH 51

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, WSH at NJD: expected goals 2.25 to 3.41 (WSH led the chances), shot attempts 56 to 51, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdNJDWSHAMKMMKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NJD
  • WSH
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NJDWSHcontrol2nd3rdAube-Kubel · 1st 10:22Malenstyn · 1st 10:37Kuznetsov · 2nd 6:34Meier · 3rd 7:13Mercer · 3rd 9:12Kuznetsov · 3rd 18:09
  • NJD pressure
  • WSH pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: WSH 47% of the game, NJD 27%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, WSH at NJD: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Akira Schmid (47:30) for NJD and Charlie Lindgren (59:06) for WSH, 6 goals.

NJD
WSH
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatWSHNJD
4155
2.392.05
2.222.03
1214
56
165
−0.012+0.012
47%27%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Washington Capitals

Current WSH line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 10:22
    WSHNicolas Aube-Kubel (Rasmus Sandin, Sonny Milano)slap0.03 xG
    WSH: Milano, Aube-Kubel, Strome, Johansen, SandinNJD: Tierney, Marino, Bastian, Bahl, Holtz
    WSH 1 – 0 NJD
  2. 10:37
    WSHBeck Malenstyn (Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Martin Fehérváry)wrist0.03 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Dowd, Aube-Kubel, Malenstyn, FehérváryNJD: Smith, Palat, Meier, Mercer, Hughes
    WSH 2 – 0 NJD

2nd period

  1. 6:34
    WSHEvgeny Kuznetsov (Tom Wilson, Alex Ovechkin)snap0.21 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Haman Aktell, FehérváryNJD: Smith, Haula, Palat, Meier, Bahl
    WSH 3 – 0 NJD

3rd period

  1. 7:13
    NJDTimo Meier (Michael McLeod, John Marino)snap0.25 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Carlson, Kuznetsov, Wilson, SandinNJD: Meier, Marino, Bastian, McLeod, Hughes
    WSH 3 – 1 NJD
  2. 9:12
    NJDDawson Mercer (Tyler Toffoli, Akira Schmid)tip-in0.07 xG
    WSH: Carlson, Haman Aktell, Phillips, McMichael, ProtasNJD: Smith, Toffoli, Bratt, Bahl, Mercer
    WSH 3 – 2 NJD
  3. 18:09
    WSHEvgeny KuznetsovEN (Lucas Johansen, Tom Wilson)wrist0.37 xG
    WSH: Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Johansen, SandinNJD: Toffoli, Hamilton, Meier, Bratt, Mercer, Hughes
    WSH 4 – 2 NJD

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov CL1202+130.7800223:06——5042
Alex Ovechkin LL1011+130.1230021:19——5044
Tom Wilson RL1022+130.3620217:09——5243
Nic Dowd CL2000+120.1140015:15——287
Beck Malenstyn LL2101+140.3500013:54——3841
Nicolas Aube-Kubel RL2112+210.1411012:38——3849
Dylan Strome CL3000+130.3800017:18——5086
T.J. Oshie RL3000000.5911215:47——3574
Sonny Milano LL3011+110.0611011:40——4483
Connor McMichael LL4000-120.3601011:20——3155
Matthew Phillips RL4000-100.0000010:23——4660
Aliaksei Protas LL4000-120.031109:37——3653
Rasmus Sandin DD1011+100.0024025:29——3150
Nick Jensen DD1000000.0211024:37——3435
John Carlson DD2000-110.0805029:39——4345
Martin Fehérváry DD2011+220.0312010:40——5356
Lucas Johansen DD3011+200.0011213:09——5351
Hardy Haman Aktell DD3000000.0010010:03——6483
WSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)W26242.9232.2559:06

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jesper Bratt LL1000010.1621022:35——6276
Tyler Toffoli CL1011040.4740019:34——6779
Dawson Mercer CL1101-150.1701018:49——6477
Timo Meier RL2101-250.5031218:36——6458
Ondrej Palat LL2000-220.4720016:31——5937
Erik Haula LL2000-100.0000015:03——4416
Michael McLeod CL3011+120.0310016:06——6762
Curtis Lazar CL3000000.0051013:29——5825
Nathan Bastian RL3000020.2740011:20——6275
Tomas Nosek LL4000000.0022010:34——111
Chris Tierney CL4000-100.001008:33——142
Alexander Holtz RL4000-100.010007:05——259
Dougie Hamilton DD1000-130.1212225:08——6442
Jonas Siegenthaler DD1000000.0012021:35——6835
John Marino DD2011010.0301221:27——4941
Luke Hughes DD2000-110.0110018:09——5259
Kevin Bahl DD3000-100.0011015:53——5051
Brendan Smith DD3000-100.0060213:26——5852
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Akira SchmidL21201.9522.7347:30
Vitek Vanecek(start)—532.6000.3110:37

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Nicolas Aube-Kubel (WSH) 1st 10:22 · assists Rasmus Sandin, Sonny Milano · Rush · carried in · 66.6 mph shot · 5.4 s from entry to goal.

Timo Meier · 3rd 7:13 · NJD

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
0
Shot
28.2 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
3.1 s
Type
rebound

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Dawson Mercer · 3rd 9:12 · NJD

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
1
Shot
13.0 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
3.1 s
Type
rebound

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